Mastersound Compact 845 preamp upgrade

No, no, no. My upgrade would be to put Mastersound preamp in my setup. Now I have only Compact 845 integrated amplifier. It has direct input, and with that input conected, becomes power amplifier.

I wonder, what would preamp do to my system...

A good preamp can make a huge difference in the sound, but unfortunately, it's impossible to tell whether these differences will be meaningful to you.  Tell you the truth, I had a Mastersound DueTrente a few years ago and it was a nice enough amp, but just sounded "colorless" for lack of a better word.  I guess you could also say it lacked harmonic bloom or whatever tube lovers like about tube amps, admit it or not.  I don't know what the 845 sounds like, but if you're not particularly happy with it, maybe you should just sell it and move on.  I like my Viva much more than the Mastersound, although it was admittedly twice the price.  

I'm very very happy with my Mastersound Compact 845 sound. But every upgrade makes it even better. 

Oh, and the sound of Compact 845 is neutral all the way... 

Preamp arrived last week, and definitivly stays in my system!

What I got with preamplifier is lots of air, much bigger stage, and even more neutral sound presentation. Oh, and much more air. 

There’s no need for A/B test (with preamp or w/o preamp), with first tone everything becomes so obvious...

Pure music enjoy!

Best regards,
Jurica